English Garden
This is part 6 of a 12 part series.
They say that this was one of Gertrude Seiberling's favorite places of respite. It is a small sunken garden. Much of it surrounded with sandstone walls. I would have liked to take a wider shot to get more of the feeling of the area. But there were three people, at least two of them employees, standing on the right side of the reflecting pool, who even though they saw me with my camera, refused to move on. So I shot it tight still having to remove two of them with PhotoShop.
The plants on the building are so wonderful. And how you can see a peek of a bench through the arch way. Sorry those people would not get the hint and MOVE! But you showed them! haha Cloning! haha
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@cdonohoue - Thank you so much Cathy for your wonderful comments and adding a fav!
@espyetta - Thank you very much MaryBeth! The grounds are impeccable even today! Yes, thank goodness for clone stamps and content aware for getting rid of unwanted things and people! Mwahahahaahhaha!
@kerristephens - Thank you Kerri for your continued support!
@ziggy77 - Thank you very much Jo for your very kind comment and fav!
@amandal - Thank you Amanda for your gracious comments!
@danette - I would guess that it being built into the ground one side and part of another with stone walls around most of the rest except where the building is it was pretty secluded. Of course since they owned 3,000 acres about the only noise would be from the workers.
@kwind - It is really something as it should being designed by a well known landscape architect of his time.
Thank goodness for Photoshop - it's removed lots of powerlines (my nemesis) This is a lovely example of an English Garden as I would picture it in my mind.
@gilbertwood - I think it would be a good place to go, enjoy the flowers and solitude and to clear your mind.
@milaniet - Amen to that. My first version of PhotoShop was 5.5. I was taking a course and part of it had to do with graphics. I later upgraded to 7 and then Adobe started coming out with their Creative Suites. My first was CS2 and now I have CS5. It is amazing what you can do today compared to the earlier versions. It is mind boggling to think, that you can take a so-so photo and make it into a work of art.
@princesicita - Thank you very much for your kind comments! It was a very pleasant place. With the beautiful flowers surrounding the area it would be easy to read a book, collect your thoughts or just enjoy the beauty of the garden.
@kareenking - I appreciate your comments very much Kareen! And thank you for your fav!
@salza - Thank you for your gracious comments Sally! It was everything you said!
@gardencat - I believe it would be. Since there were visitors and staff around it was hard to tell. But I am sure that is why Mrs. Seiberling liked it so much.
@paulam - Thank you kindly Paula for your kind comments and fav!
@cdonohoue - Thank you so much Cathy for your wonderful comments and adding a fav!
@espyetta - Thank you very much MaryBeth! The grounds are impeccable even today! Yes, thank goodness for clone stamps and content aware for getting rid of unwanted things and people! Mwahahahaahhaha!
@kerristephens - Thank you Kerri for your continued support!
@ziggy77 - Thank you very much Jo for your very kind comment and fav!
@soboy5 - Thank you Danny!
@mzzhope - It is a very magical garden. So serene!
@danette - I would guess that it being built into the ground one side and part of another with stone walls around most of the rest except where the building is it was pretty secluded. Of course since they owned 3,000 acres about the only noise would be from the workers.
@kwind - It is really something as it should being designed by a well known landscape architect of his time.
@milaniet - Amen to that. My first version of PhotoShop was 5.5. I was taking a course and part of it had to do with graphics. I later upgraded to 7 and then Adobe started coming out with their Creative Suites. My first was CS2 and now I have CS5. It is amazing what you can do today compared to the earlier versions. It is mind boggling to think, that you can take a so-so photo and make it into a work of art.
@kareenking - I appreciate your comments very much Kareen! And thank you for your fav!
@salza - Thank you for your gracious comments Sally! It was everything you said!
@paulam - Thank you kindly Paula for your kind comments and fav!
@vickisfotos - Thank you Vicki!